Siena’s athletic programs finished fourth in the 2008-09 MAAC Commissioner’s Cup standings, which were released Thursday. That tied the athletic department’s best finish. Fairfield won the cup for the first since the 1997-98 school year. The Commissioner’s Cup is annual ranking of the schools’ athletic programs based only on their performance on the field. Schools receive points based on each […]
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More than a handful of Siena recruits were on campus this past weekend for the GymRat Challenge, an AAU event that included more than 200 teams. Steve Amedio, a former Siena beat reporter who worked for the tournament as a talent evaluator, was kind enough to offer the following scouting reports on some of the […]
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Boston University freshman forward Jake O’Brien, the America East Rookie of the Year, has visited Xavier and is headed to St. Joseph’s, according to Jeff Goodman’s blog. O’Brien, who announced his intention to transfer after Boston U. fired Dennis Wolff, didn’t rule out returning to the Terriers to play for new coach Pat Chambers.
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The UAlbany women announced the signings of two players, junior college point guard Cassandra Holloway and high school guard Ebone Henry, during the late letter-of-intent period. UAlbany’s incoming class, which includes three early signees, was recently ranked the best in the America East (116th overall) by All-Star Girls Report. Here’s the release:
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Kansas transfer Quintrell Thomas, a 6-foot-7 power forward, chose UNLV over Siena and Saint Joseph’s, the Las Vegas Sun reported late Friday. That means Siena still has one scholarship left to give for next season, though it’s possible the Saints will hold it until the fall and use it on a player for the 2010-11 […]
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Quintrell Thomas, the transfer from Kansas who visited Siena this past month, still is deciding where he wants to attend school next year, his AAU coach said Friday. In addition to Siena, the 6-foot-7 Thomas has visited Saint Joseph’s and UNLV. He also reportedly was at St. Bonaventure this past week.
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New UAlbany signee Fran Urli is home in Croatia, but still took the time to respond to a Facebook message asking about his decision to play for the Great Danes next season. Here’s how the 6-8 power forward responded: “I chose to sign with UAlbany because I felt really good about the coaches, staff and […]
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More than 200 AAU teams from the around the country will be at Siena this coming weekend for the annual GymRat Challenge. But oddly enough, Siena coaches don’t benefit as much as you might think. NCAA rules prohibit college coaches from watching AAU games until July. So even though some terrific Division I prospects will […]
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The America East Conference doubled its number of former NBA guards who played at Temple when Hartford hired Rick Brunson as an assistant coach on Wednesday. Brunson, who scored 1,493 points with the Owls, went on to play for eight NBA franchises (including the Knicks) in nine seasons. He averaged 3.2 points over 337 games. Binghamton […]
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